Aerial view of Oscar Pistorius's house: shooting took place at home in gated compound

South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius is understood to have been charged
with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend in the
early hours of the morning at his gated compound in Pretoria.

Mr Pistorius's home is in the heart of a large estate in the east of Pretoria surrounded by a ten foot-high stone wall topped by an electric wire fence.

Police have confirmed that a 26-year-old man will be charged with murder after a 30-year-old woman was found dead at the property and a 9mm pistol was recovered from the scene.

A police spokeswoman did not name 26-year-old Pistorius, in accordance with South African law, but said he and the victim, Reeva Steenkamp, were the only people in the house at the time of the shooting.